M is for Music

A favorite book of mine, combining literacy and music: M is for Music. It's by Kathleen Krull, with illustrations by Stacy Innerst. Check it out at your library, and then buy your own copy. It has great vocabulary words (like aria, a cappella and unison) which you can use with your child. ("Let's sing a cappella, without any instruments playing along with us!") And some ideas on music to listen to: from the Beatles to klezmer, the Nutcracker, and zydeco.